January 10, 2009

Dorothy Parker's Assertions About Writing

I am not Dorothy Parker. I love the writing process. Her work is terrific, and worthy of all accolades. Try her short stories to really see her strength.

"There's a hell of a distance between wise-cracking and wit. Wit has truth in it; wise-cracking is simply calisthenics with words."— Dorothy Parker

Agree fully. Good wise-cracking is hard to find. Good wit is even harder. Much of today's humor, as always has been the case, is wise-cracking. Wit requires more thinking. I esteem to hit one or the other here.

Cups on a Shelf

I am Brockeim.
Faceless.
Shameless.
Timeless.
Stunningly literate,
thoroughly competent,
yet everything you think I'm not.
I stand in front
of statues and laugh,
but in their shadow,
I avoid the harsh sunlight.
Reduced often to mediocrity,
I wander looking for that sunlight
so I can again find shade.